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Nobody is sure what might happen as Glendale city council meets Tuesday night to decide whether they’ll approve the lease agreement between the Renaissance Sports and Entertainment Group and the city.

If the deal isn’t approved, the Coyotes will be on the move with Seattle considered the frontrunner.

The NHL has plans in place — including different schedules — but is hoping the city of Phoenix will see fit to keep the franchise.

One way or another, this should bring finality to what has been a four-year nightmare for the league since the team went into bankruptcy with the NHL paying the bills.

Deputy commissioner Bill Daly told the Sun in an e-mail Monday he isn’t sure what will happen.

“I’m not prepared to presuppose any particular result,” said Daly. “We obviously hope the council members will recognize the value the Coyotes’ franchise brings to the community, both as a point of social connection and as a business and financial engine for the surrounding area.”

The RSE group — led by Calgary’s George Gosbee and Ottawa’s Anthony Leblanc — would receive $15 million a year from the city for 15 years to manage Jobing.com Arena.

The owners would reimburse the city $6.7 million.

If the RSE doesn’t like the agreement after five years, they reserve the right to move the team without penalty.

AROUND THE BOARDS

Ready to allow free agents to make visits to possible destinations Wednesday and Thursday for the first time in history, the NHL has laid down the law before the fun begins. They have informed teams that they can’t spend outrageous amounts of money by having owners send their private jets to give the players ultimate luxury before their visits. That means if Boston Bruins centre Nathan Horton, one of the top names on the market, wants to visit a place like Buffalo he’s got to fly commercial just like everybody else ... Looks like Patrik Elias, 37, will finish his career with the New Jersey Devils. The two sides are close to a contract extension which will keep him from testing the market.

OFF THE GLASS

The Canucks are listening to offers for defenceman Alex Edler and several teams on the draft floor were surprised he didn’t land with the Carolina Hurricanes for the No.-5 selection. That’s because GM Mike Gillis already had a deal in place to get the No.-9 pick from the Devils for goalie Cory Schneider. The market isn’t dead for Edler. Far from it. I’m told the Flyers, Lightning, Senators, Sabres and Oilers all have interest in the 27-year-old Edler, who has a cap hit of $5 million through 2018-19. He could still move but it may have to happen before free agency ... The Sabres haven’t been able to move goalie Ryan Miller — but it’s not for a lack of trying. Several teams are still looking for goaltending which should make it interesting to see where he lands ... Speaking of goalies, Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini had lunch with goalie Roberto Luongo Sunday in Florida to try to make sure he’s ready to be the No. 1 netminder at camp in September. The decision to deal Schneider to the Devils caught everyone off guard and the club has to make sure Luongo is ready to play.

THE LATER ROUNDS

A lot of league executives are mystified by Calgary GM Jay Feaster’s performance at this weekend’s draft. Essentially, he stood pat with the exception of the deal he made to acquire forward David Jones and defenceman Shane O’Brien from the Avs in a 2-for-2 trade. Feaster told the world he was open for business with his three first-round picks and didn’t move any of them. Not one. “Calgary needs players,” said a league executive Monday. “I guess nobody decided they wanted to give the Flames somebody who could play in exchange for a pick.” ... The Oilers tried desperately to get defenceman Braydon Cobourn from the Flyers but couldn’t get a deal done. Those talks aren’t dead, but he could be used as a bargaining chip by Philly GM Paul Holmgren to acquire winger Bobby Ryan from the Anaheim Ducks if Oilers GM Craig MacTavish isn’t careful.

RUMOURS DU JOUR

After acquiring right winger Tyler Kennedy and his $2-million cap hit from the Penguins in exchange for a pick, the Sharks are prepared to move winger T.J. Galiardi. San Jose GM Doug Wilson has been fielding lots of calls for Galiardi because he played well with Joe Thornton and Brent Burns last season. The name of veteran defenceman Dan Boyle is also a possibility to be moved. He has $6.6-million cap hit in the final year of his contract and it’s believed he submitted a list at the February deadline of the eight teams where the club couldn’t deal him. The Senators are interested if the Sharks are willing to retain some of the salary ... Since Joe Sakic and Patrick Roy have taken over management of the Avalanche, the club may have had a change of heart on centre Paul Statsny. His name has been out there for awhile, but don’t expect him to be dealt. Sakic and Roy are determined to get the club back to respectability and consider Statsny to be part of the solution. Should be interesting to watch this play out in Denver.